Product Manager Reconciliations - Bengaluru / Bangalore - Goldman Sachs

Description

Bringing together traditional and alternative investments, we provide clients around the world with a dedicated partnership and focus on long-term performance. As the firm s primary investment area, we provide investment and advisory services for some of the world s leading pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, financial advisors and individuals, for which we oversee more than $2 trillion in assets under supervision. Working in a culture that values integrity and transparency, you will be part of a diverse team that is passionate about our craft, our clients, and building sustainable success. We are:

• Investors , spanning traditional and alternative markets offering products and services.
• Advisors , understanding our clients priorities and poised to help provide investment advice and strategies that make sense for their portfolios.
• Thought Leaders , providing timely insights across macro and secular themes to help inform our clients investment decisions.
• Innovators , using our suite of digital solutions to help our clients address complex challenges and meet their financial goals.

OPERATIONS

Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted function that partners with all parts of the firm to deliver banking, sales and trading and asset management capabilities to clients around the world. In addition, Operations provides essential risk management and control to preserve and enhance the firm s assets and its reputation. For every trade agreed, every new product launched, or market entered, every transaction completed, it is Operations that develops the processes and controls that makes business flow.

YOUR IMPACT

A career with Goldman Sachs Asset Management is an opportunity to help clients across the globe realize their potential, while you discover your own. As part of one of the worlds leading asset managers with over $2 trillion in assets under supervision, you can expect to participate in exciting investment opportunities while collaborating with talented colleagues from all asset classes and regions and building meaningful relationships with your clients. Working in a culture that values integrity and transparency, you will be part of a diverse team that is passionate about our craft, our clients, and building sustainable success. Bringing together traditional and alternative investments, Goldman Sachs Asset Management provides clients around the world with a dedicated partnership and focus on long-term performance. As the primary investment area within Goldman Sachs, we provide investment and advisory services for pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, financial advisors, and individuals.

Product managers work closely with our business and Engineering teams to help architect and develop technologies. We are responsible for guiding products throughout all stages of the products lifecycle, including research, pitching, scoping, delivering, promoting, and tailoring solutions to our clients.

We are looking for an experienced product manager familiar with product development and management who has a proven track record in leading the delivery of impactful platforms from inception to completion

Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted division that partners with all parts of the firm to deliver banking, sales and trading and asset management capabilities to clients around the world. In addition, Operations provides essential risk management and control to preserve the firm s assets and its reputation. For every trade agreed, every new product launched, or market entered, every transaction completed, it is Operations that develops the processes and controls that make the business flow.

Portfolio Control Reconciliations sits within Enterprise Operations and has primary responsibility of ensuring accuracy of GSAM s and Risk counterparts books of accounting. By ensuring accuracy and timeliness of data, we facilitate the business in achieving desired objectives for all aspects of account onboarding, portfolio accounting, cash management, tax lot accounting and client reporting. These functions cover a wide range of clients and a complex product range, which includes equities, fixed income, currency, and derivatives. The group supports portfolio managers, sales and client relationship professionals by providing accurate and timely positions and cash balance reporting and exception management and overseeing all aspects of operational risk across portfolios. This involves extensive interaction with internal and external parties to ensure effective oversight for existing business and also to shape and implement solutions for new clients, GS s own funds, products, strategies, and system architecture. The group continues to focus on best in-class client experience and working closely with the business to maintain and enhance client relationships. You will obtain a comprehensive knowledge of products, markets and market-related setups. You will also drive initiatives and provide solutions that will have an impact on client experience, Regulatory requirements, and risk mitigation

JOB SUMMARY AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support and develop product strategy and roadmap with stakeholders across our business
• Assist in the execution of the product roadmap by writing user stories, requirements, and acceptance criteria for technology development
• Partner with colleagues in engineering, design, operations and program management to allow for seamless execution
• Monitor competitive best practices and analyze end-user feedback - identifying and developing solutions when necessary
• Engage with partner vendors to ensure they address product needs
• Leverage analytics and reconciliation data to inform the product roadmap
• Parse larger product feature projects into smaller components while understanding dependencies
• Participate in ideation activities, product feasibility assessments, business case preparation, and overall product definition (feature lists and prioritization)

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE RE LOOKING FOR

• 5+ years of work experience in the Financial Services sector, ideally with product management experience in an agile product development environment
• Great presentation, storytelling, workshop and communication skills and a desire to work in a team-oriented environment
• Demonstrate a high degree of personal accountability, commitment to excellence and a high level of integrity, and going above and beyond to ensure that products are delivered on time with a high degree of quality
• Highly organized with a proven ability to execute on multiple priorities in parallel
• Aptitude for logically breaking down complex problems and processes, documenting workflows and edge cases, and communicating solutions with clarity
• Self-motivated, comfortable following direction, and able to balance quality work while meeting short deadlines
• Ability to lead and facilitate while executing design for a growing team
• Demonstrated experience building relationships and influencing business stakeholders
• A proven track record of defining and promoting change and innovation